I deliberately made the pants rather long, as I wanted her to get a couple of years wear out of them. The pattern is so easy - so far I've made two pairs of jeans plus three pairs of cords, all with elasticised waists so she can pull them on easily for herself (coughtoilettrainingcough).

Best of all, I'm pretty sure Grumbles likes them. She happily spends many a minute each day stuffing picked flowers into all four pockets, so I'm glad I included them (I dare say the people who grew the flowers aren't so pleased, but I can't stop her, I've tried!)

International Talk Like a Pirate Day? You're talking like Pirates on 9/19 in Australia? Wow. That is so cool. I love your jeans, and Grumbles pictures, especially the third one. My mom made me beautiful dresses, but we had store bought jeans, with plaid linings on the huge turned-up cuffs, and plaid shirts.